In the first quarter, new car registrations increased by 22% on the year to 20,364.
In the second quarter of the year 3,928 new trucks were registered, up 30% on the year, while bus registrations more than doubled to 225, the statistics office said in a statement.
Motorcycle registrations rose by an annual 17% to 3,891 in the country of some 7.4 million people.
NEW VEHICLES REGISTRATIONS - TABLE:
Q2'08 | Q2'07 | Q1'08 | |
cars | 24,381 | 20,672 | 20,364 |
trucks | 3,928 | 3,026 | 3,373 |
buses | 225 | 96 | 56 |
motorcycles | 3,891 | 3,325 | 1,284 |